Ice

We actually do get questions about ice – and if there is a difference between using large cubes, small cubes, etc. Blenders will have an easier time blending smaller cubes of ice than larger cubes. Additionally, smaller cubes have more surface area which means they melt faster. Because of this – your smoothie will be more icy with large cubes of ice than with small cubes of ice (assuming you are using the same amount of ice).

Always discuss with your doctor

This information is not meant to replace your doctor, but to work in tandem with your doctor’s advice. This website makes it easy for you and your doctor to select the best foods and the best smoothie recipes that you should be eating.

How Our Scoring System Works

For each health goal, we assigned a score to each recipe and each ingredient. This helps you better understand the correlation that medical research is suggesting between foods and benefits to various health goals. Our scoring system is based on REAL RESEARCH published on pubmed.gov. This is a website that curates over 25 million different biomedical journals.

What we consider when creating your scores:

1Type of Study (human, animal, lab, or academic review)

2Amount of Research

3What the Research Says

4How much of the ingredient we use (for the recipes)

Ice

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OVERVIEW

We actually do get questions about ice – and if there is a difference between using large cubes, small cubes, etc. Blenders will have an easier time blending smaller cubes of ice than larger cubes. Additionally, smaller cubes have more surface area which means they melt faster. Because of this – your smoothie will be more icy with large cubes of ice than with small cubes of ice (assuming you are using the same amount of ice).

OUR SCORING SYSTEM

For each health protocol, we assigned a score to each recipe and each ingredient. This helps you better understand the correlation that medical research is suggesting between foods and benefits to various health conditions. Our scoring system is based on REAL RESEARCH published on pubmed.gov. This is a website that curates over 25 million different biomedical journals.